Finally A Family - Part 6
~~~~~~~ I own nothing of TW or its cast and crew. Please don't sue me. ~~~~~~~
As the door opened, the Officers all tensed up, ready to spring into action at the first sign from Ty that the girl was indeed in side. Faith and Sully hoped that Bosco wouldn't let his emotions get the better of him and move too soon. Faith made eye contact with her partner and they exchanged looks - Faith instantly knowing that Bosco had his emotions in check at this moment, and Bosco knowing that Faith would be there to back him up, no matter what.
Feraday impatiently reached for the clipboard to sign for his "package." He held his hand out for a pen from the delivery man, and watched impatiently as Ty patted his pockets "looking" for a pen.
"I know I had it on the way up here, Sir," he said apologetically. "I must have dropped it somewhere," he said as he looked around on the floor around his feet.
"Just wait, I'll get one," replied Feraday, clearly irritated. He walked away from the door leaving it open and Ty stepped into the apartment and glanced around. He watched as Feraday rummaged through a desk drawer looking for a pen. Ty took a few more steps into the apartment, and was reassured by the feel of his gun tucked in his belt at the small of his back. He hoped that Feraday didn't notice that he still had his Kevlar vest on under the delivery uniform.
"I'm really sorry for the inconvenience, Sir," Ty said. "I appreciate your patience." ~~~~~~ Jenny could hear voices in the other room. She was desperately trying to free herself, but the knots were too tight. She frantically looked around the room for some way to alert whoever was there that she was in trouble. Suddenly, her eyes fell on the bottle of wine and wine glasses on the nightstand. "If I can just stretch my legs out enough to reach it and knock it off," she thought to herself, "maybe I can get their attention." She struggled to get as close to the nightstand as she could, the ties that fastened her to the headboard cutting into her wrists. She stretched her legs as far as she could, but she was just out of reach of the bottle and glasses.
She could hear her captor rummaging around for something in the other room and she heard the voice of the visitor a little closer as he moved inside the apartment. She made another attempt to reach the glasses and bottle. She felt the wounds on her wrists open and felt the bruises on her face as she twisted and brushed her face against the pillows on the bed. "C'mon Jenny. You can do this," she urged herself on.
Feraday had found a pen and was signing the clipboard, trying to get rid of the man so he could get back to business in the other room, when he heard a crash and glass breaking. Ty heard it too and looked in the direction of the room. The two men looked at each other and Ty noticed the anger on Feraday's face.
"That didn't sound good," Ty said, trying to stall for time and listen for any hints of the girl as Feraday practically threw the clipboard at him and tried to usher him out the door.
"Yeah, uh, it, uh, must have been that damned cat knocking something over again," said Feraday, getting angry and thinking of how to make the girl pay for what she did. He started to close the door on Davis, not even realizing that he hadn't taken the package from Davis yet. Just as the door was almost closed, Ty pushed it open.
"Sir, your package," Davis said quickly. Just as Feraday opened the door again to take the package, Davis barely heard a muffled cry through the gag in her mouth.
"That didn't sound like a cat," Davis said to Ferady. "Mind your own damned business!" yelled Feraday as he reached out to grab the box from Ty and slam the door.
"This is my business Feraday! Police!" yelled Ty as he grabbed for Feraday's outstretched arm with one hand and reached for his gun with the other. Feraday broke free of Ty's grasp and took off down the hallway toward the bedroom. As he turned to close and lock the door behind him, he saw the other officers enter the apartment. He made eye contact with Bosco and yelled, "NO!"
"Feraday, it's me you want! Let the girl go!," Bosco yelled as Feraday slammed the door, locked it, ran over to the dresser and grabbed his semi- automatic out of a drawer. In one quick motion he was over to the bed and grabbed Jenny roughly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You Bitch!," he yelled at her, striking her on the side of the head with the gun. Jenny fought to remain conscious. She heard Bosco and knew that he would save her. Feraday untied her from the bed, but left her hands bound. He untied her feet so she could stand and pulled her in front of him and tried to figure out what to do.
He heard the commotion of the officers in the other room and was desperately trying to think of a way out. "This is too soon," he thought to himself. "How did they find me already?"
He was brought back from his thoughts by Jenny's voice. "Please, let me put something on. Please don't let anyone see me like this," she pleaded. "Shut-up! You won't care how anyone sees you because you'll be dead!," he yelled back at her.
Bosco made his way down the hall. Faith, Sully and Davis were right behind him, guns drawn. "Bosco, don't bust through that door," said Sully. "We need to call for back-up," he said as he reached for his radio. "No! It's me he wants," argued Bosco. "If we bring anymore cops in here, Jenny's dead for sure."
Sully shook his head and said, "No, Bosco. This is too big now. You don't want to ruin the case by giving his lawyer a way to get him off with a mistake in procedure."
"Bos, Sully's right," agreed Faith. "We have to bring in the Boss. We don't know what kind of firepower he has in there, or if he has help."
Bosco looked at Sully, Davis and Faith. "I don't plan on him being around to hire a lawyer," said Bosco, making eye contact with Faith. "It's me he wants. I'm going to try to get in there and get him to let her go," he finished as he turned and headed toward the door.
Faith walked up behind Bosco. "Bos, we need to get help in here. You don't want to take chances with Jenny's life. I know you're angry, but you have to think this through."
"Faith, don't you understand? This has nothing to do with Jenny. It has everything to do with Jack and me. He's not going to give up without taking out Jack or me. If he can't do that, he'll take Jenny and I won't let him take either Jack or Jenny," he said quietly.
"Feraday," Bosco yelled through the door. "Let me come in and talk to you. I just want to make sure the girl is okay," he continued.
"Forget it!," yelled Feraday, tightening his grip on Jenny. "You've ruined my life enough. You and Warner. Now I'm going to ruin your's."
"Look - just let me come in and talk to you. I don't understand why you're upset. Explain it to me," urged Bosco. "I'm unarmed. Just let me come in," he asked again in a calmer voice.
There were a few moments of silence, while Feraday thought about whether to let him in or not. He dragged Jenny across the room with him, so he could do another line of cocaine. He thought that it would clear his head, help him think clearer. The drug worked its way into his system, giving him a false sense of calm. He thought he was in control - could take on the world.
"All right, Maurice," he said. "Just you - no one else. And make sure it's not a trick or your girlfriend here is dead," he added. "Don't turn the handle until I tell you," he said as he made his way over to the door to unlock it. After the door was unlocked, he went across to the other side of the room, with Jenny as a shield in front of him.
"Bos, don't do this," pleaded Faith as Bosco holstered his gun, removed his gun belt and vest so that he could prove that he was unarmed. Bosco just looked at Faith without saying a word and walked closer to the door.
"Okay, Boscorelli," he ordered. "Just you. And I want you to hold up your shirt and turn around so I can see that you're not armed."
Bosco looked over his shoulder to his partner. "Faith, do not follow me in here. I couldn't stand it if you got hurt because of me. Just let me handle this," he said. "Please partner," he said, giving her a smile.
Bosco slowly turned the knob and opened the door. He stepped into the room. It was dark and it took a few seconds for his eyes to adjust to the dim light from the dying fire in the fireplace. Despite Faith's mental urgings, Bosco closed the door behind him and she heard the lock engage.
"I can't see you Seth," said Bosco calmly. "I'm just going to turn the light on," he said feeling alongside the door for the switch and flipping it on before Feraday could protest.
As the room lit up, Bosco's eyes went wide as he saw Jenny being held in front of Feraday. He saw that she wasn't wearing anything. He saw the bruises and dried blood on her face. He took in the raw flesh on her wrists and he fought to control his anger at the site. He made eye contact with Jenny and saw the fear in her eyes. "Hey," he said trying to give her a reassuring smile. "Are you alright?"
Jenny slowly shook her head that she was okay, trying not to irritate Feraday any further. Tears welled up in her eyes and she fought to control them.
"Yes, yes, Maurice," Seth sneered. "You're girlfriend is fine. Your friend out there interrupted me before I could do anything."
Bosco looked at Feraday and tried to remain calm. "Turn around," Feraday ordered. Bosco lifted his shirt and did as he was told, turning all the way around until he was again facing Seth and Jenny. "See, I told you. Unarmed. Let's just talk about what the problem is," he said calmly, quietly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As soon as Faith heard the lock click, she went back up the hallway to Sully and Davis to try to figure out what to do. "Look," said Sully. "He's already in there. Let's just call and get backup in here quietly. They're not going to do anything as long as they know we have someone inside with the guy until they hear that things are deteriorating."
Davis nervously looked back and forth between Faith and his partner. "Faith," he said. "Sul's right. We need help. We don't know what this guy is capable of. We need to have the manpower here if we need it."
"All right," agreed Faith. "But, we all agree that we talk to the Boss first. Bos needs a chance to end this without anyone busting in there. He knows this guy better than any of us," she finished as all three turned, drawing their weapons at the sound of someone coming in the front door of the apartment. It was Jack Warner.
"I couldn't wait down there any more," he said apologetically, noticing Bosco's absence. Sully walked over to the man and told him what the situation was. Jack sat down on the couch as Faith keyed her radio.
"55-David to Central," she said, hoping that Sally was still manning the radio. She was relieved when she heard her friend reply, "Central on 55- David. What's the situation?"
"Central, I need you to patch me through to the Lieutenant," Faith requested. "10-4, 55-David. Stand-by," came the answer. A moment later, Faith heard the Lieutenant's voice on the radio and he sounded none to happy. Sally must have had to fill him in on what was going on.
"55-David, this is Lieutenant Swersky. What is the situation," he asked, controlled anger in his voice.
Faith took a breath and explained it all to the Lieutenant.
"55-David, do not, I repeat, do not take any further action at this time unless it is warranted. I will make the necessary notifications and will be en route to your location forthwith," the Lieutenant ordered.
"10-4 Lieutenant," Faith answered, not looking forward to having to answer for this after it was over. She just hoped that Bosco was there to share in the lashing when all was said and done. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You don't understand what this is all about?!" Feraday exclaimed. "How can you not? You ruined my life! You and Jack Warner," he continued.
"How?" asked Bosco. "We didn't make you start that drug ring."
"No, but I wasn't hurting anyone. You should have just left it alone. But no, Warner had to call in the authorities and then I had to go to prison. My family deserted me!" he shouted, gripping Jenny tighter.
"Look, I'm sorry. But, she didn't have anything to do with that," said Bosco trying to remain calm.
"Well, if her 'Daddy" wasn't so busy coddling to you, maybe he would have had some time for me! Did you ever think of that?" Feraday said, his agitation rising.
"So then, your beef is with me, not her," Bosco said, taking a step closer.
At his forward movement, Feraday pointed the gun at Bosco and pulled the trigger. As the gun went off next to Jenny's ear, she screamed out, trying to get away from her captor.
TBC.
~~~~~~~~ Well, hope you enjoyed that. Please let me know if I'm doing okay or if I should change anything. Thanks.
~~~~~~~ I own nothing of TW or its cast and crew. Please don't sue me. ~~~~~~~
As the door opened, the Officers all tensed up, ready to spring into action at the first sign from Ty that the girl was indeed in side. Faith and Sully hoped that Bosco wouldn't let his emotions get the better of him and move too soon. Faith made eye contact with her partner and they exchanged looks - Faith instantly knowing that Bosco had his emotions in check at this moment, and Bosco knowing that Faith would be there to back him up, no matter what.
Feraday impatiently reached for the clipboard to sign for his "package." He held his hand out for a pen from the delivery man, and watched impatiently as Ty patted his pockets "looking" for a pen.
"I know I had it on the way up here, Sir," he said apologetically. "I must have dropped it somewhere," he said as he looked around on the floor around his feet.
"Just wait, I'll get one," replied Feraday, clearly irritated. He walked away from the door leaving it open and Ty stepped into the apartment and glanced around. He watched as Feraday rummaged through a desk drawer looking for a pen. Ty took a few more steps into the apartment, and was reassured by the feel of his gun tucked in his belt at the small of his back. He hoped that Feraday didn't notice that he still had his Kevlar vest on under the delivery uniform.
"I'm really sorry for the inconvenience, Sir," Ty said. "I appreciate your patience." ~~~~~~ Jenny could hear voices in the other room. She was desperately trying to free herself, but the knots were too tight. She frantically looked around the room for some way to alert whoever was there that she was in trouble. Suddenly, her eyes fell on the bottle of wine and wine glasses on the nightstand. "If I can just stretch my legs out enough to reach it and knock it off," she thought to herself, "maybe I can get their attention." She struggled to get as close to the nightstand as she could, the ties that fastened her to the headboard cutting into her wrists. She stretched her legs as far as she could, but she was just out of reach of the bottle and glasses.
She could hear her captor rummaging around for something in the other room and she heard the voice of the visitor a little closer as he moved inside the apartment. She made another attempt to reach the glasses and bottle. She felt the wounds on her wrists open and felt the bruises on her face as she twisted and brushed her face against the pillows on the bed. "C'mon Jenny. You can do this," she urged herself on.
Feraday had found a pen and was signing the clipboard, trying to get rid of the man so he could get back to business in the other room, when he heard a crash and glass breaking. Ty heard it too and looked in the direction of the room. The two men looked at each other and Ty noticed the anger on Feraday's face.
"That didn't sound good," Ty said, trying to stall for time and listen for any hints of the girl as Feraday practically threw the clipboard at him and tried to usher him out the door.
"Yeah, uh, it, uh, must have been that damned cat knocking something over again," said Feraday, getting angry and thinking of how to make the girl pay for what she did. He started to close the door on Davis, not even realizing that he hadn't taken the package from Davis yet. Just as the door was almost closed, Ty pushed it open.
"Sir, your package," Davis said quickly. Just as Feraday opened the door again to take the package, Davis barely heard a muffled cry through the gag in her mouth.
"That didn't sound like a cat," Davis said to Ferady. "Mind your own damned business!" yelled Feraday as he reached out to grab the box from Ty and slam the door.
"This is my business Feraday! Police!" yelled Ty as he grabbed for Feraday's outstretched arm with one hand and reached for his gun with the other. Feraday broke free of Ty's grasp and took off down the hallway toward the bedroom. As he turned to close and lock the door behind him, he saw the other officers enter the apartment. He made eye contact with Bosco and yelled, "NO!"
"Feraday, it's me you want! Let the girl go!," Bosco yelled as Feraday slammed the door, locked it, ran over to the dresser and grabbed his semi- automatic out of a drawer. In one quick motion he was over to the bed and grabbed Jenny roughly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You Bitch!," he yelled at her, striking her on the side of the head with the gun. Jenny fought to remain conscious. She heard Bosco and knew that he would save her. Feraday untied her from the bed, but left her hands bound. He untied her feet so she could stand and pulled her in front of him and tried to figure out what to do.
He heard the commotion of the officers in the other room and was desperately trying to think of a way out. "This is too soon," he thought to himself. "How did they find me already?"
He was brought back from his thoughts by Jenny's voice. "Please, let me put something on. Please don't let anyone see me like this," she pleaded. "Shut-up! You won't care how anyone sees you because you'll be dead!," he yelled back at her.
Bosco made his way down the hall. Faith, Sully and Davis were right behind him, guns drawn. "Bosco, don't bust through that door," said Sully. "We need to call for back-up," he said as he reached for his radio. "No! It's me he wants," argued Bosco. "If we bring anymore cops in here, Jenny's dead for sure."
Sully shook his head and said, "No, Bosco. This is too big now. You don't want to ruin the case by giving his lawyer a way to get him off with a mistake in procedure."
"Bos, Sully's right," agreed Faith. "We have to bring in the Boss. We don't know what kind of firepower he has in there, or if he has help."
Bosco looked at Sully, Davis and Faith. "I don't plan on him being around to hire a lawyer," said Bosco, making eye contact with Faith. "It's me he wants. I'm going to try to get in there and get him to let her go," he finished as he turned and headed toward the door.
Faith walked up behind Bosco. "Bos, we need to get help in here. You don't want to take chances with Jenny's life. I know you're angry, but you have to think this through."
"Faith, don't you understand? This has nothing to do with Jenny. It has everything to do with Jack and me. He's not going to give up without taking out Jack or me. If he can't do that, he'll take Jenny and I won't let him take either Jack or Jenny," he said quietly.
"Feraday," Bosco yelled through the door. "Let me come in and talk to you. I just want to make sure the girl is okay," he continued.
"Forget it!," yelled Feraday, tightening his grip on Jenny. "You've ruined my life enough. You and Warner. Now I'm going to ruin your's."
"Look - just let me come in and talk to you. I don't understand why you're upset. Explain it to me," urged Bosco. "I'm unarmed. Just let me come in," he asked again in a calmer voice.
There were a few moments of silence, while Feraday thought about whether to let him in or not. He dragged Jenny across the room with him, so he could do another line of cocaine. He thought that it would clear his head, help him think clearer. The drug worked its way into his system, giving him a false sense of calm. He thought he was in control - could take on the world.
"All right, Maurice," he said. "Just you - no one else. And make sure it's not a trick or your girlfriend here is dead," he added. "Don't turn the handle until I tell you," he said as he made his way over to the door to unlock it. After the door was unlocked, he went across to the other side of the room, with Jenny as a shield in front of him.
"Bos, don't do this," pleaded Faith as Bosco holstered his gun, removed his gun belt and vest so that he could prove that he was unarmed. Bosco just looked at Faith without saying a word and walked closer to the door.
"Okay, Boscorelli," he ordered. "Just you. And I want you to hold up your shirt and turn around so I can see that you're not armed."
Bosco looked over his shoulder to his partner. "Faith, do not follow me in here. I couldn't stand it if you got hurt because of me. Just let me handle this," he said. "Please partner," he said, giving her a smile.
Bosco slowly turned the knob and opened the door. He stepped into the room. It was dark and it took a few seconds for his eyes to adjust to the dim light from the dying fire in the fireplace. Despite Faith's mental urgings, Bosco closed the door behind him and she heard the lock engage.
"I can't see you Seth," said Bosco calmly. "I'm just going to turn the light on," he said feeling alongside the door for the switch and flipping it on before Feraday could protest.
As the room lit up, Bosco's eyes went wide as he saw Jenny being held in front of Feraday. He saw that she wasn't wearing anything. He saw the bruises and dried blood on her face. He took in the raw flesh on her wrists and he fought to control his anger at the site. He made eye contact with Jenny and saw the fear in her eyes. "Hey," he said trying to give her a reassuring smile. "Are you alright?"
Jenny slowly shook her head that she was okay, trying not to irritate Feraday any further. Tears welled up in her eyes and she fought to control them.
"Yes, yes, Maurice," Seth sneered. "You're girlfriend is fine. Your friend out there interrupted me before I could do anything."
Bosco looked at Feraday and tried to remain calm. "Turn around," Feraday ordered. Bosco lifted his shirt and did as he was told, turning all the way around until he was again facing Seth and Jenny. "See, I told you. Unarmed. Let's just talk about what the problem is," he said calmly, quietly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As soon as Faith heard the lock click, she went back up the hallway to Sully and Davis to try to figure out what to do. "Look," said Sully. "He's already in there. Let's just call and get backup in here quietly. They're not going to do anything as long as they know we have someone inside with the guy until they hear that things are deteriorating."
Davis nervously looked back and forth between Faith and his partner. "Faith," he said. "Sul's right. We need help. We don't know what this guy is capable of. We need to have the manpower here if we need it."
"All right," agreed Faith. "But, we all agree that we talk to the Boss first. Bos needs a chance to end this without anyone busting in there. He knows this guy better than any of us," she finished as all three turned, drawing their weapons at the sound of someone coming in the front door of the apartment. It was Jack Warner.
"I couldn't wait down there any more," he said apologetically, noticing Bosco's absence. Sully walked over to the man and told him what the situation was. Jack sat down on the couch as Faith keyed her radio.
"55-David to Central," she said, hoping that Sally was still manning the radio. She was relieved when she heard her friend reply, "Central on 55- David. What's the situation?"
"Central, I need you to patch me through to the Lieutenant," Faith requested. "10-4, 55-David. Stand-by," came the answer. A moment later, Faith heard the Lieutenant's voice on the radio and he sounded none to happy. Sally must have had to fill him in on what was going on.
"55-David, this is Lieutenant Swersky. What is the situation," he asked, controlled anger in his voice.
Faith took a breath and explained it all to the Lieutenant.
"55-David, do not, I repeat, do not take any further action at this time unless it is warranted. I will make the necessary notifications and will be en route to your location forthwith," the Lieutenant ordered.
"10-4 Lieutenant," Faith answered, not looking forward to having to answer for this after it was over. She just hoped that Bosco was there to share in the lashing when all was said and done. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You don't understand what this is all about?!" Feraday exclaimed. "How can you not? You ruined my life! You and Jack Warner," he continued.
"How?" asked Bosco. "We didn't make you start that drug ring."
"No, but I wasn't hurting anyone. You should have just left it alone. But no, Warner had to call in the authorities and then I had to go to prison. My family deserted me!" he shouted, gripping Jenny tighter.
"Look, I'm sorry. But, she didn't have anything to do with that," said Bosco trying to remain calm.
"Well, if her 'Daddy" wasn't so busy coddling to you, maybe he would have had some time for me! Did you ever think of that?" Feraday said, his agitation rising.
"So then, your beef is with me, not her," Bosco said, taking a step closer.
At his forward movement, Feraday pointed the gun at Bosco and pulled the trigger. As the gun went off next to Jenny's ear, she screamed out, trying to get away from her captor.
TBC.
~~~~~~~~ Well, hope you enjoyed that. Please let me know if I'm doing okay or if I should change anything. Thanks.
